Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Release: 1984-01-01
·Runtime: 58m
·★ 8.1
Comedy
Music
TV Movie
Documentary
In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the much-anticipated Orwellian year, Paik and Co. were keen to demonstrate satellite TV's ability to serve positive ends-- Namely, the intercontinental exchange of culture, combining both highbrow and entertainment elements. A live broadcast shared between WNET TV in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, linked up with broadcasters in Germany and South Korea, reached a worldwide audience of over 10 or even 25 million (including the later repeat transmissions).
Production Countries
France
United States of America
Germany
Production Companies
Educational Broadcasting Corporation
France 3
Thirteen
The WNET Group
Centre Georges Pompidou
WDR
Cast
Peter Gabriel
as Self
Laurie Anderson
as Self
Joseph Beuys
as Self
John Cage
as Self
Allen Ginsberg
as Self
Charlotte Moorman
as Self
Danny Elfman
as Self
Yves Montand
as Self
Salvador Dalí
as Self (archive footage)
Karlheinz Stockhausen
as Self
George Plimpton
as Self - Host
Claude Villers
as Self - Co-Host
Arthur Russell
as Self
Mitchell Kriegman
as Self
